How transparent and thin the skin over my hands has become, revealing these gnarly blue veins. Some days the joints in my fingers swell and I feel like the character, David Banner when his body suddenly bulges into The Hulk and as the swelling retreats, my fingers  are increasingly deformed. Today, instead of feeling disturbed…

I’ve often heard it said that much of what we communicate is non-verbal. Our facial expressions, eye contact, posture, and the tone of our voice can say so much more than mere words. Well, I had an opportunity to test out this premise. Over the holidays, my daughter in law’s parents came for a visit.…